{"id":123371,"date":"2026-04-01T09:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=123371"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:14:22","slug":"aleema-asks-pti-supporters-to-take-to-streets-for-imrans-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123371\/","title":{"rendered":"Aleema asks PTI supporters to take to streets for Imran\u2019s release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- PTI chief Imran Khan\u2019s sister Aleema Khan on Tuesday asked party supporters to take to the streets for the release of the former prime minister and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, citing her family\u2019s disillusionment with the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to media persons, Aleema said her brother was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1969478\">suffering&nbsp;<\/a>from health issues and termed them their biggest concern, while reiterating their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1981728\">&nbsp;demand&nbsp;<\/a>for his treatment at the Shifa International Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to her, the government will allow Mr Khan\u2019s treatment only after street protests by his party\u2019s supporters. She told reporters that they wanted to \u201cbuild pressure\u201d because authorities \u201cwould not treat Imran Khan (for his eye ailment) or give him bail\u201d without public pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is our constitutional right to take to the roads and hold peaceful protests. Peaceful protest is an international right, and that is why they have not legislated against it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While responding to a question, Aleema said that the PTI leadership was reluctant to hold a protest because they felt people would not take to the streets. She suggested that, in the first phase, a call should be given to party workers to gather outside Adiala jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about the health of Mr Khan and their lack of access to him, she said, \u201cThey (the government) are claiming that Imran has recovered, but we don\u2019t believe them. The chief justice should have called a health expert to seek an opinion regarding Imran Khan\u2019s medical reports, but he did not bother. It has become clear that the judges have nothing in their hands and are simply following orders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said Imran Khan was not going to be released for many years given the conduct of the court, adding that the high court might drag the bail application out for another year because they were not being allowed to release her brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, Noreen Niazi said that she does not want to be peaceful. She gave the example of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, who had protested outside the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Lahore, which ended in violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1987342\/aleema-asks-pti-supporters-to-take-to-streets-for-imrans-release#pti-urges-judiciary-to-restore-confidence\"><\/a>PTI urges judiciary to restore confidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the PTI urged the judiciary to decide the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1751790\/imran-arrest-what-is-the-al-qadir-trust-case\">\u00a3190 million corruption case&nbsp;<\/a>on merit. In a statement on Tuesday, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said the party welcomed the scheduling of the case before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after protracted delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasised that the case was not a legal matter but \u201ca clear act of political victimisation, as no evidence of corruption or personal financial gain had been presented despite lengthy proceedings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said it was high time the court decided the matter and suspended the sentence. He claimed that for nearly a year, the appeals of the PTI founder had remained stalled due to bureaucratic obstacles, administrative objections, and systemic delays, which not only constituted a grave violation of citizens\u2019 constitutional and fundamental legal rights but also raised serious concerns about the judiciary\u2019s independence and credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are confident that once these appeals are heard purely on their merit\u2014free from political considerations\u2014these fabricated convictions will be overturned, paving the way for the immediate release of the unlawfully<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1922818\">&nbsp;incarcerated<\/a>&nbsp;Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called upon the public, party members, and workers to stand in peaceful solidarity with Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, emphasising that this was not merely a legal battle but a struggle to protect due process, judicial independence, and the rule of law in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welfare school in Rajana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the PTI strongly condemned the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1986633\">sealing<\/a>&nbsp;of a welfare school in Rajana, Toba Tek Singh, by the Punjab School Education Department, purportedly for hosting a gathering where Imran Khan\u2019s sister Noreen Khan Niazi addressed a prize distribution ceremony on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school, run under the supervision of retired Brigadier Javed Akram, who is serving a six-year sentence in Kot Lakhpat Jail, provides education and training to 700 underprivileged children, the party claimed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- PTI chief Imran Khan\u2019s sister Aleema Khan on Tuesday asked party supporters to take to the streets for the release of the former prime minister and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, citing her family\u2019s disillusionment with the courts. 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